Combined reflector and socket hood.



No. 816,756. PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

W. H. SPENCER.

COMBINED REFLECTOR AND SOCKET HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2. 1905.

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W. H. SPENCER.

COMBINED REFLECTOR AND SOGKET HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1905.

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WILLIAM H. SPENCER. OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR- TO GEORGE FRINK SPENCER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED REFLECTOR AND SOCKET HOOD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 3, 1906.

Application filed May 2, 1905. Serial No. 258,462.

To a whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. SPENCER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Reflector and Socket Hood; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference generally to improvements in reflectors of that class which are provided with a hood or receptacle for the reception of an incandescent or other lamp-receiving socket, and the invention has reference more particularly to a novel construction of combined reflector and socket hood of the general character hereinafter more fully specified.

My invention has for its principal objects to provide a novel arrangement and construction of combined reflector and socket hood which is connected therewith in such a manner that there shall be no exposed joints at the connection of the said hood with the reflector, all with a view of providing a cheap 'and simply-made reflector and socket hood,

which shall be waterproof from the top of the device. v

Another object is simplicity of construction in the manner of arranging the sockethood in a central opening of the reflectorshell and simple manner of securing the lower marginal edge portion of the hood to an inner and downwardly-projecting rim of the said reflector, the connected parts being fully covered at their oints with the enamel usually employed, and whereby a strong and fully waterproof connection is produced, thereby fully overcoming the rusting away of the parts at their joints of connection.

Other objects of this'invention not at this time .more particularly mentioned will be clearly evident from the following detailed description.

W'ith the various objects of my invention in view the said invention consists in the combined reflector and socket hood hereinafter set forth; and, furthermore, this invention consists in the various arrangements and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim 7 top or plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a.

bottom view of the combined reflector and socket hood. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal vertical section of the combined reflector and socket hood, with an incandescent-lamp receiving socket shown in position in the hood, said socket being represented partly in elevation and partly in section, and said view showing one manner of retaining meansv for connecting the lower marginal edge portion of the socket-hood with the inner and annular rib or flange of the reflector shell or body. Fig. 5 is a collective perspective view of the socket-hood and the central portion of the said reflector shell or body, clearly showing the inner annular rib or flange of the said shell or body and the manner of assembling said parts. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional representation, on an enlarged scale, of portions of the reflector shell or body, the sockethood, and the socket, illustrating more clearly the preferred manner of connecting these parts. Fig. 7 is a central longitudinal vertical section of a combined reflector and socket hood, showing a modified form of fastening means for operatively connecting the reflector-hood with the inner annular flange or rib of the reflector shell or body.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the said above-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

In the said drawings the reference character 1 indicates, the complete reflector and socket hood; 2, the reflector shell or body; 3, the sockethood, and 4 the usual lamp-socket, made of porcelain or other similar material and adapted to receive in the usual and wellknown manner the screw-threaded end portion of an incandescent lamp. The said reflector shell or body 2 is usually made from sheet metal and is made concavo-convex, as shown in the several fi ures of the drawings, the same being prefera bly bounded upon its marginal edge by a suitable bead 5. The

said reflector shell or body 2 is also made with a centrally-disposed opening 6, which is surrounded upon the inner surface of the said shell or body 2 by an inwardly and downwardly extending annular flange or rib 7, as clearly illustrated. The said annular flange or rib 7 is provided with any suitable number of receiving holes or perforations 8. The said socket-hood 3 is also preferably made from sheet metal, the same being of the general bell-shape configuration shown in the accompanying drawings. In its upper open portion the said hood 3 is provided with a suitably-secured fitting or screw-ring 9 for securing the combined reflector and socket hood to a fixture, (not shown here,) the said fitting or screw-ring being preferably provided with a suitable holding or binding setscrew 10. The said socket-hood 3 may also be provided at its lower marginal edge with a head or turnover 11, substantially as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, and with a number of holes or perforations 12, which correspond. in. number and position to the number and positions of the holes or perforations S in the annular flange or rib S of the reflector shell or body 2. The holes or perforations 12 in the socket-hood, as will be seen, are preferably surrounded upon the outer face of the hood with slightly-raised marginal projections or flanges 1 3, the purposes of which will presently appear. Thus when the smaller and. upper end portion of the said socket-hood 3 is inserted and passed through the central opening 6 from the inner surface of the reflector shell or body 2 until the annular bead or turnover 11 is brought against the marginal edge of the annular flange or rib 7 of the reflector shell or body 2 the marginal projections or flanges 13, which surround the holes or perforations 12 in the bell-shaped socketdent and as shown more particularly in Fig.

6 of the drawings. In this manner the reflector shell or body 2 and the socket-hood 3 areeasily and quickly brought into their assembled relation, and the connected parts are now ready for the enameling process. The outer surfaces of the socket-hood 3 and the reflector shell or body 2 are then provided with a covering of enamel of any suitable color, usually green, this enamel covering extending around the marginal edge and slightly upon the under and inner face of the said reflector shell or body 2, as at 15. The under and inner face of the reflector shell or body 2 is provided with a white enamel coating 16, which extends from the enameled portion 15 to the outer surface of the annular flange or rib 7 of the said reflector shell or body 2, all of which is clearly illustrated in Figs. 4, 6, and 7 of the drawings. In this manner, while I have simplified the construction and method of securing the socket-hood in its position upon the reflector shell or body 2 without the use of solder or other expensive fastening devices, it will be clearly seen that the reflector is perfectly waterproof from the top and at the point of connection of the said socket-hood with the reflector shell or body.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings I have shown a slightly-modified .means for securing the lower marginal portion of the said sockethood 3 to the annular flange or rib 7 of the said reflector shell or body 2. In this instance the said socket-hood is made at its lower end with a head 17, which is closed around the lower edge of the said flange or rib 7 and serves to operatively connect and secure the two parts together.

The porcelain or other suitable lampsocket 4 is detachably and removably secured within the said hood 3 by means of suitable screws 18, which are passed through the respective holes or perforations 8 and 12 in the flange or rib 7 and. the hood, the screwthreaded portions of said. screws being screwed into receiving nuts or plates 19, placed in suitable nut-receiving sockets or depressions 20, formed in the said lampsocket 4, substantially as shown in Figs. 4, 6, and 7. It will be understood, however, that these screws 18 may be otherwise secured to the said socket 3, if desired.

From the foregoing description of my present invention it will be seen that I have devised, in addition to the various objects and benefits hereinabove stated, a combined reflector and socket hood in which the lampsocket 4 is removably disposed, so as to enable the removal of the lamp-socket from the socket-hood for necessary repairs without disturbing the position of the socket-hood 3, as is the case in the constructions as now ordinarily made. This fixed arrangement of the socket-hood with the reflector shell or body enables me to entirely cover over the joint between these parts with the enamel, thus providing a continuous covering of enamel and in consequence producing a com bined reflector and socket hood which is perfectly waterproof from the top.

I claim 1. A combined reflector and socket hood, comprising a reflector-shell having a centrally-disposed opening, an inner and downwardly extending rib surrounding the said opening, said rib being provided with receiving-holes, a socket-hood in said opening, said hood being provided with receiving holes registering with the holes in said rib, means arranged in and extending through said registering holes for securing said hood in a fixed position in said opening and a continuous and unbroken enamel or other layer upon the outer surfaces of said hood and reflectorshell, said layer entirely closing the joint be- IIO tween said hood and reflector-shell to provide a reflector which is waterproof at the top, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A combined reflector and socket hood, comprising a reflector-shell having a centrally-disposed opening, an inner and downwardly extending rib surrounding the said opening, a socket-hood in the said opening, means connected with the said rib for securing said hood in a fixed position in said open ing, and a continuous and unbroken enamel or other layer upon said outer surfaces of said hood and reflector-shell, said layer entirely closing the oint between said hood and reflector-shell to provide a reflector which is waterproof at the top, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A combined reflector and socket hood, comprising a reflector-shell having a centrally-disposed opening, an inner and downwardly extending rib surrounding the said opening, said rib being provided with receiving holes, a socket-hood in said opening, said hood being provided with holes or perforations near its lower edge portion, said holes or perforations in the hood being surrounded with outwardly extending projections, said projections extending into and being in holding engagement with the holes in said rib for securing said hood in a fixed position in the opening of the reflector-shell, and a continuous and unbroken enamel or other layer upon said outer surfaces of said hood and reflectorshell, said layer entirely closing the oint between said hood and reflector-shell to provide a reflector which is waterproof at the top, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A combined reflector and socket hood, comprising a reflector-shell having a centrally-disposed opening, an inner and downwardly extending rib surrounding the said opening, said rib being provided with receiving holes, a socket-hood in said opening, said hood being provided with holes or perforaitons near its lower edge portion, said holes or perforations in the hood being surrounded with outwardly extending projections, said projections extending into and being in holding engagement with the holes in said rib for securing said hood in a fixed position in the opening of the reflector shell, a bead upon the lower marginal edge portion of said socket-hood, said bead abutting against the lower edge of said rib, and a continuous and unbroken enamel or other layer upon said outer surfaces of said hood and reflectorshell, said layer entirely closing the joint between said hood and reflector -shell to provide a reflector which is waterproof at the top, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5 A combined reflector and socket hood,

comprising a reflector-shell having a centrally-disposed opening, an inner and downwardly extending rib surrounding the said opening, said rib being provided with receiving holes, a socket-hood in said opening, said hood being provided with holes or perforations near its lower edge portion, said holes or perforations in the hood being surrounded with outwardly extending projections, said projections extending into and being in holding engagement with the holes in said rib for securing said hood in a fixed positlon 1n the opening of the reflector-shell, a continuous and unbroken enamel or other layer upon said outer surfaces of said hood and reflectorshell, said layer entirely closing the joint between said hood and reflector-shell to provide a reflector which is waterproof at the top, a lamp-receiving socket removably arranged in said hood, said lamp-receiving socket having nut-receiving depressions, nuts in said depressions, and screws extending through the registering perforations in said rib and the socket-hood, said screws being screwed into said nuts, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A combined reflector and socket hood, comprising a reflector-shell having a centrally-disposed opening, an inner and downwardly extending rib surrounding the said opening, said rib being provided with receiv ing holes, a socket-hood in said opening, said hood being provided with holes or perforations near its lower edge portion, said holes or perforations in the hood being surrounded with outwardly extending projections, said projections extending into and being in holding engagement with the holes in said rib for securing said hood in a fixed position in the opening of the reflectorshell, a bead upon the lower marginal edge portion of said socket-hood, said bead abutting against the lower edge of said rib, a continuous and unbroken enamel or other layer upon said outer surfaces of said hood and reflector-shell, said layer entirely closing the joint between said hood and reflector-shell to provide a reflector which is waterproof at the top, a lamp-receiving socket removably arranged in said hood, said lamp-receiving socket having nutreceiving depressions, nuts in said depressions, and screws extending through the reg istering perforations in .said rib and the socket-hood, said screws being screwed into said nuts, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of April, 1905.

WILLIAM H. SPENCER.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, Gno. D. RICHARDS.

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